title: The complete genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis Ames "Ancestor".
abstract: The pathogenic bacterium Bacillus anthracis has become the subject of intense study as a result of its use in a bioterrorism attack in the United States in September and October 2001. Previous studies suggested that B. anthracis Ames Ancestor, the original Ames fully virulent plasmid-containing isolate, was the ideal reference. This study describes the complete genome sequence of that original isolate, derived from a sample kept in cold storage since 1981.
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA. jravel@som.umaryland.edu
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ravel
authors.forename: Lingxia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Scott T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Worsham
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Keim
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Salzberg
authors.forename: Claire M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fraser-Liggett
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rasko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005260:Female; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology; D010957:Plasmids; D014774:Virulence